青斑猫あおはんみょう

noun

Spanish fly (Lytta vesicatoria)

Rare term for the blister beetle species Lytta vesicatoria, also known as Spanish fly. The Japanese name literally means 'blue-spotted cat', but it refers to the insect.

See also: スパニッシュフライ

• 青あお斑猫はんみょうはスパニッシュフライとも呼よばれる甲こう虫ちゅうの一いっ種しゅだ。

  The aohanmyō is a type of beetle also called Spanish fly.